This is the only picture we got out of the day. We went to a park before the BYU game and downed a chicken. We've become quite the fans of rotisserie chicken. Our little boy likes them too!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Day Trip to Salt Lake
Brandon and I took a day trip to Salt Lake on a Saturday and went to our first rugby games. We watched a couple of championship games, BYU being one of them, and are now fully converted to the sport. Wow...no pansies in this sport. Ouch!
This is the only picture we got out of the day. We went to a park before the BYU game and downed a chicken. We've become quite the fans of rotisserie chicken. Our little boy likes them too!
This is the only picture we got out of the day. We went to a park before the BYU game and downed a chicken. We've become quite the fans of rotisserie chicken. Our little boy likes them too!
High Adventure
Brandon and I went on such a pretty hike up above the Provo Temple the other day after the rain let up. Everything thing looked BEAUTIFUL up there!
This is Brandon holding onto a bush for dear life as he slid down this very steep hill of mud. Pretty funny!
Secret cave! ..it wasn't as scary as my face says it was.
This is Brandon holding onto a bush for dear life as he slid down this very steep hill of mud. Pretty funny!
Secret cave! ..it wasn't as scary as my face says it was.
Doing a little jig on a hill he climbed. :)
Brandon thought it would be a good idea to imitate all of my big-bellied poses, and I must say, he did a pretty good job. :) Silly boy.
What a fun little adventure we had!
Happy Feet
If you know me well at all, you probably know one of my trademarks...I always have less than silky smooth feet. In fact, many people goes as far as to call them "sad" or even "really gross". But as much as people think I should care...I just don't. I was named "the little indian girl" growing up, because I went everywhere barefoot, and my feet just never have recovered (and I still hate wearing shoes). Anyway...sometimes Brandon feels bad for my little cracked and dirty feet, so he takes matters into his own hands. This was one of those occasions. Needless to say...my feet were very grateful for my sweet husband.
Yes, this is a household scrubber...whatever works, I guess. It sure tickled like crazy!
Yes, this is a household scrubber...whatever works, I guess. It sure tickled like crazy!
Too Cute
Some people use Teddy Bears, Brandon uses my leg. I don't really know how this happened but I just had to take a picture when I looked down from where I was reading on the couch to see Brandon fast asleep snuggled up with my leg. I sure love that guy!
Girl's Weekend
Since the only time my best friends from high school see each other all together is pretty much at each of our weddings, we decided to have a long overdue girl's weekend. Nicole arranged it all and used her time-share to get us a very nice place to stay in Midway (so that I wouldn't have to travel far...thanks Nicole!). It was so much fun! It's amazing that we still get along so well, and maybe even better now that we're all married and settled. My favorite part of the weekend was piling onto one bed when we woke up in the morning and just talking and laughing for hours. What good friends I have!
My Trip Home To St. George
While Brandon was in Washington DC, I got to go to St. George and hang out with my family. It was soooo nice to catch up with everyone and actually see a little sunshine! My sweet mother and sisters threw me a Baby Shower while I was there. It was so fun, and I absolutely love the adorable things everyone got for our cute little boy! People are nice, I decided! 
My sister-in-law, Jamie, made these little sucker looking cakes (I know they have a name, but I have no idea what that name is). I thought they were so adorable.
Another exciting thing that happened while I was there was that my crazy sister, Amber, did the Ironman. Just when I thought she couldn't get any more hard-core....she just never ceases to amaze me. Never having done a single triathlon, she had about three weeks to train on a road bike and in the pool. She swam 2.4 miles, biked an insanely hard 112 mile bike course, and then ran a marathon with the temperature at about 93 degrees. She finished in 14 hours and I bawled when she came through. She is one dedicated girl and I love her to pieces!
Brandon surprised me in the middle of the night when he showed up in St. George, having just flown into Salt Lake that night. I was one happy little wife!!! He brought me roses for Mother's Day and some stuff from DC, and we got to spend all of Mother's Day together. We went to my mom's ward first, cause I sang in Sacrament meeting with my mom playing the piano (we don't get to do that together very much anymore), then we went to a different ward to listen to my friend, Colleen, speak, and then we spent the rest of the day visiting family. It was wonderful! I loved my trip home and I love my family!!!!
My sister-in-law, Jamie, made these little sucker looking cakes (I know they have a name, but I have no idea what that name is). I thought they were so adorable.
Another exciting thing that happened while I was there was that my crazy sister, Amber, did the Ironman. Just when I thought she couldn't get any more hard-core....she just never ceases to amaze me. Never having done a single triathlon, she had about three weeks to train on a road bike and in the pool. She swam 2.4 miles, biked an insanely hard 112 mile bike course, and then ran a marathon with the temperature at about 93 degrees. She finished in 14 hours and I bawled when she came through. She is one dedicated girl and I love her to pieces!Brandon surprised me in the middle of the night when he showed up in St. George, having just flown into Salt Lake that night. I was one happy little wife!!! He brought me roses for Mother's Day and some stuff from DC, and we got to spend all of Mother's Day together. We went to my mom's ward first, cause I sang in Sacrament meeting with my mom playing the piano (we don't get to do that together very much anymore), then we went to a different ward to listen to my friend, Colleen, speak, and then we spent the rest of the day visiting family. It was wonderful! I loved my trip home and I love my family!!!!
Monday, April 25, 2011
The Latest Baby Bump
I didn't realize how big my belly looked until I looked at this picture that Brandon took yesterday. Something must be growing in there! Supposedly he should be gaining 1/2 lb a week now. Cute little guy! We sure like him. :)
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Easter Saturday
Brandon left early this morning to give plasma and I woke up to find an easter egg hunt with 24 "I love you because..." notes inside easter eggs hidden all over the house. It was super cute. I decided Brandon needed an easter egg hunt too, so he got one when he got home. I love my husband!
After our hunts, we went to the Temple and then had a lovely Easter picnic on our floor since it was raining outside.
I'm not much of a candy girl, so my Easter egg hunt had notes instead of sweets in them.... but wow, did I want some of Brandon's Jelly Beans for some reason. Brandon found me on the bed opening all of his Easter eggs looking for the jelly beans and thought he needed to document it. He always finds it quite amusing when I go out of my norm. They were SO good!
After our hunts, we went to the Temple and then had a lovely Easter picnic on our floor since it was raining outside.
I'm not much of a candy girl, so my Easter egg hunt had notes instead of sweets in them.... but wow, did I want some of Brandon's Jelly Beans for some reason. Brandon found me on the bed opening all of his Easter eggs looking for the jelly beans and thought he needed to document it. He always finds it quite amusing when I go out of my norm. They were SO good!
Our Trip To Grand Junction
Brandon took all his finals on the first day of finals so that we could take a little trip to Grand Junction to visit his cute Grandma Johanson (He did amazing on his finals, by the way). We left on Monday and stayed with her until Thursday. We had so much fun listening to Grandma Jo tell stories about the family and helping her collect aluminum cans wherever we went. She is a very simple, frugal, kind and down-to-earth woman, and I like her a whole lot.
Brandon lived in Grand Junction from age 1 to 8, so we spent some of our time visiting all the places he remembers spending time. It was pretty cute to see him get so excited to climb his favorite tree at the park by his house and to go to the JUCO Stadium where he used to watch baseball games. We also visited his old library, Liberty Park, Graff's Dairy, his old church, elementary school, his grandpa's gravestone, and much more.
This is Brandon reminiscing his Tee Ball days on the same field he used to play on when he was a little tyke.
Us sitting in the dugout hiding from the rain (please excuse the scruffiness, I didn't get ready much while we were there....we were on vacation)
We decided to go visit Brandon's old next door neighbor, Lina and had fun listening to her tell us all about her health and every person she knows. :) Sweet lady. She is 87 years old.
Brandon couldn't leave Colorado without stopping at Highline Lake where he used to go waterski. The lake is tiny, but I'm sure it seemed much bigger to a 4 year old boy. It made him really happy to see this lake.
Brandon lived in Grand Junction from age 1 to 8, so we spent some of our time visiting all the places he remembers spending time. It was pretty cute to see him get so excited to climb his favorite tree at the park by his house and to go to the JUCO Stadium where he used to watch baseball games. We also visited his old library, Liberty Park, Graff's Dairy, his old church, elementary school, his grandpa's gravestone, and much more.
This is Brandon reminiscing his Tee Ball days on the same field he used to play on when he was a little tyke.
Us sitting in the dugout hiding from the rain (please excuse the scruffiness, I didn't get ready much while we were there....we were on vacation)
We decided to go visit Brandon's old next door neighbor, Lina and had fun listening to her tell us all about her health and every person she knows. :) Sweet lady. She is 87 years old.
Brandon couldn't leave Colorado without stopping at Highline Lake where he used to go waterski. The lake is tiny, but I'm sure it seemed much bigger to a 4 year old boy. It made him really happy to see this lake.
My Bigger Belly
My belly is still growing and jumping all around with our cute little nameless squirt inside. I'm not sure how far along I was when we took these, but I'm guessing around 30 weeks. I just absolutely love this little guy, and love feeling him squirm around and hiccup.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Brandon's Convention In Florida
Brandon had a wonderful time in Tampa, Florida at his convention. His wife sure is glad that he's home, though. Here are a few pictures that he took there.
Brandon really liked the key-note speaker at the Medi convention. His emphasis was on how to better use the left side of the brain by tapping into the right. He painted a picture of John Lennon in the time it took to play one of his songs. Later in the presentation, he told the audience that they were going to play "fear factor". He threw out a little football which landed in the seat next to Brandon. The guy that got it quickly put it into Brandon's lap so he wouldn't have to be the "fear factor" volunteer. When the speaker got out to Brandon he told him that he could delegate, if he chose to, and give the ball to someone else. Brandon chose to do it himself and the fear factor turned out to be him receiving the John Lennon painting for doing nothing. The speaker said only 5% of his volunteers don't use their delegation privilege. Good work, love. The painting is huge and is being shipped out to us next week. Brandon is set on putting it somewhere in our house, but I'm pretty sure the only place it's going to fit is on our ceiling.
This is Brandon and Erin during the simulator competition. They didn't win the competition like everyone expected they would, but Brandon was glad about it because he said he learned a lot more by not winning than he would if they had. Good sport.
Brandon really liked the key-note speaker at the Medi convention. His emphasis was on how to better use the left side of the brain by tapping into the right. He painted a picture of John Lennon in the time it took to play one of his songs. Later in the presentation, he told the audience that they were going to play "fear factor". He threw out a little football which landed in the seat next to Brandon. The guy that got it quickly put it into Brandon's lap so he wouldn't have to be the "fear factor" volunteer. When the speaker got out to Brandon he told him that he could delegate, if he chose to, and give the ball to someone else. Brandon chose to do it himself and the fear factor turned out to be him receiving the John Lennon painting for doing nothing. The speaker said only 5% of his volunteers don't use their delegation privilege. Good work, love. The painting is huge and is being shipped out to us next week. Brandon is set on putting it somewhere in our house, but I'm pretty sure the only place it's going to fit is on our ceiling.
This is Brandon and Erin during the simulator competition. They didn't win the competition like everyone expected they would, but Brandon was glad about it because he said he learned a lot more by not winning than he would if they had. Good sport.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
I Miss Brandon
Brandon is in Florida this week to present at a National Nursing Simulator Convention. He has been there for two days and has already had some pretty cool experiences. He had his first presentation today and said that it went really well...of course it did, who are we kidding. He has another one tomorrow and was also signed up in a nursing competition, which he will also do tomorrow. He is judged on how well he provides care to his patient (which is actually a very real-to-life simulator) who will have some sort of trauma happen to him/her/it. I'm sure he will do amazing.
My sweet mother came up to Provo last night to stay with me while Brandon is gone. We had a fun day today...went to the Temple, the fabric store, Tucanos for lunch, Costco, the library, and then I finally got some work done and mom went and did some ProArgi9 testing. It's been a fun day...even though I miss my husband a lot.
Tonight my mom gave me this article of sorts entitled "True and Lasting Love". It rang very true to me and I wanted to write a little bit of it here.
"Few things are more beautiful that a couple in love.... We may consider them lucky, but they will tell you that it's not luck that keeps them in love. It's choosing to stay in love, all along the way. They have come to know that love is a behavior, a series of actions and choices - not just an elusive feeling that might someday escape them."
And then from Shakespeare:
Love is not love,
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove;
O no! It is an ever-fixed mark,
That looks on tempests, and is never shaken.
I just loved those thoughts. All of those adorable aged couples still holding hands are not the product of a happenstance fairytale romance that just fell from the sky. They have chosen to love and worked at it throughout their whole lives. It is absolutely admirable to me and I want to be in their club. I want to hold Brandon's comforting hands for forever and love it as much as I do today. I miss you Honey!
My sweet mother came up to Provo last night to stay with me while Brandon is gone. We had a fun day today...went to the Temple, the fabric store, Tucanos for lunch, Costco, the library, and then I finally got some work done and mom went and did some ProArgi9 testing. It's been a fun day...even though I miss my husband a lot.
Tonight my mom gave me this article of sorts entitled "True and Lasting Love". It rang very true to me and I wanted to write a little bit of it here.
"Few things are more beautiful that a couple in love.... We may consider them lucky, but they will tell you that it's not luck that keeps them in love. It's choosing to stay in love, all along the way. They have come to know that love is a behavior, a series of actions and choices - not just an elusive feeling that might someday escape them."
And then from Shakespeare:
Love is not love,
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove;
O no! It is an ever-fixed mark,
That looks on tempests, and is never shaken.
I just loved those thoughts. All of those adorable aged couples still holding hands are not the product of a happenstance fairytale romance that just fell from the sky. They have chosen to love and worked at it throughout their whole lives. It is absolutely admirable to me and I want to be in their club. I want to hold Brandon's comforting hands for forever and love it as much as I do today. I miss you Honey!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Do All Husbands Do This?
My dear husband finds great joy in hiding from me. If you've seen how small our apartment is, you will understand why this fascination of his is so funny. ...just not too many places to hide. I sure get a kick out of some of his attempts though. ;) 
Growing A Baby
I am now approaching six months of pregnancy and am looking the part. It is amazing how quickly he has popped out in the last month and a half. He is also moving constantly and I never get tired of it (I know that might change). I love being pregnant! 
It's a boy!
We had our ultrasound on January 3rd, 2011. It was quite clear that the little jumper inside of me is definitely a little boy. :) Although all we had was a huge list of girl names picked out, we were both extremely happy to learn that we would be having a baby boy. Brandon took me to In-n-Out on our way home because he said our little boy wanted a hamburger. :)
New Year's in Idaho
We got to spend a week with Brandon's parents in Idaho after Christmas. We had soooo much fun with them. I made my very first baby quilt, under Fayann's very needed direction. It turned out very cute.
We also went up to a cabin for New Year's Eve and spent the night there. It was a very memorable trip, partly because at times I thought we were all going to freeze to death, and also because after the survival portion of our trip we had an amazing time. We rang in the new year playing dominos in the light of our head lamps (the generator wouldn't start) huddled under a blanket hut that the boys made to trap the heat. It was a New Year's I will never forget!
One of my favorite parts of our trip was the rainy night that we got a call from Brandon's grandma telling us that her basement was flooding. Without a second of hesitation Brandon, Lamar and Harry ran and got all their flood gear. I thought it was hilarious. They made it seem like they were going off to war. As Brandon was going out the door, he turned around, grabbed my face and kissed me and said triumphantly, "I've got to go save the world". So glad boys like that stuff. :) 
We also went up to a cabin for New Year's Eve and spent the night there. It was a very memorable trip, partly because at times I thought we were all going to freeze to death, and also because after the survival portion of our trip we had an amazing time. We rang in the new year playing dominos in the light of our head lamps (the generator wouldn't start) huddled under a blanket hut that the boys made to trap the heat. It was a New Year's I will never forget!
One of my favorite parts of our trip was the rainy night that we got a call from Brandon's grandma telling us that her basement was flooding. Without a second of hesitation Brandon, Lamar and Harry ran and got all their flood gear. I thought it was hilarious. They made it seem like they were going off to war. As Brandon was going out the door, he turned around, grabbed my face and kissed me and said triumphantly, "I've got to go save the world". So glad boys like that stuff. :) 
Christmas In Provo
We shared our first married Christmas together in our cozy little apartment. It was so much fun. You would think that with just the two of us, already adults, we would have a nice relaxing Christmas morning and sleep in a little. Such might be the case for other childless couples, but not with this little Lewis Fam. I'm pretty sure Brandon loves Christmas more than most little kids do, so naturally he woke me up at 4:30 am to start our Christmas day. :) As is tradition in my family, we had to have a glass of freshly juiced oranges. Since Brandon didn't want me to see anything yet, I waited for him to bring me my orange juice. When I walked out into our living room, I immediately began to cry. Hanging from our entertainment center was the very tree swing that Brandon and I fell in love on and where he proposed to me (the first time) :). It is my favorite swing in the world. Brandon wanted us to keep the swing for all of our future homes and for our kids so he went back to Millrace condos, where I used to live, and cut it down. He made another swing and hung it in it's place. I couldn't have asked for a sweeter gift. I love it.
He also updated a book I gave him two Christmases ago with all of our emails, letters, notes, some journal entries, and a bunch of ticket stubs and receipts from things we have done together. Wow....what a journey we have been on together. It's such a treasure.
We had a fun morning together playing games and watching my favorite movie "Ramona and Beezus", which I also got for Christmas. And then we spent the rest of the day at Brandon's brother Cory's house with his wife, Jamie. It was a wonderful day!
He also updated a book I gave him two Christmases ago with all of our emails, letters, notes, some journal entries, and a bunch of ticket stubs and receipts from things we have done together. Wow....what a journey we have been on together. It's such a treasure.
We had a fun morning together playing games and watching my favorite movie "Ramona and Beezus", which I also got for Christmas. And then we spent the rest of the day at Brandon's brother Cory's house with his wife, Jamie. It was a wonderful day!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Brandon Finished His Finals!!!
What better way to spend the first free morning after finals than to take pictures of ourselves and make stupid videos? Unproductive? Absolutely, but we sure had fun. I love our time together no matter what we're doing.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
The Last 5 Month's Overview
I figured since I didn't start this at the beginning of our marriage, I'd better do a little catching up. So here is a little journey through the last 5 1/2 months:
Although when we arrived at the front desk at the Temple Brandon realized that he left our marriage license at the house at the same time that I also realized that I forgot to bring my Temple Recommend, we were thankfully still able to be sealed in the St. George Temple on the morning of June 26th, 2010. It was a very happy event and a little emotional as well.
We had a very nice luncheon put on by Brandon's wonderful family. I forgot yet another important item, our wedding video, which was part of the program, but we all had a wonderful time despite my oversight.
Our reception was absolutely beautiful. We had it in Mat and Jamie Holt's beautiful back yard and everything looked amazing. My incredibly talented sisters did the flowers and decorating, and my sister Amber made our cake. I loved it all!!! We had the cutest entertainment (by the Rodgers family), and everyone seemed to be very comfortable and happy to be there. I honestly couldn't have hoped for a more perfect reception.
Although when we arrived at the front desk at the Temple Brandon realized that he left our marriage license at the house at the same time that I also realized that I forgot to bring my Temple Recommend, we were thankfully still able to be sealed in the St. George Temple on the morning of June 26th, 2010. It was a very happy event and a little emotional as well.
We had a very nice luncheon put on by Brandon's wonderful family. I forgot yet another important item, our wedding video, which was part of the program, but we all had a wonderful time despite my oversight.
Our reception was absolutely beautiful. We had it in Mat and Jamie Holt's beautiful back yard and everything looked amazing. My incredibly talented sisters did the flowers and decorating, and my sister Amber made our cake. I loved it all!!! We had the cutest entertainment (by the Rodgers family), and everyone seemed to be very comfortable and happy to be there. I honestly couldn't have hoped for a more perfect reception.
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